It all started, Lowery said in a statement, about 9 p.m. Saturday, when the father, Allen Jones, got the pistol “from the glove box of his truck and was walking through a screened porch area attached to the main house when he tripped and fell.”

The gun fired, and the bullet hit Jones in the left thigh, just above the knee.

The incident took place at the family’s home at 46211 Old Carney Road, just off U.S. 31, about three miles east of downtown Bay Minette.

Allen Jones told investigators he had gone to his pickup to retrieve the Glock about the same time that his wife was bathing their son. He said the couple’s daughter was asleep at the time.

Aleisha Jones and the boy quickly ran to Allen Jones’ aid, and the boy picked the pistol up first, Lowery said. When Aleisha Jones tried to get it away from him, the gun fired again, wounding her in the left side of the neck.

The boy was not injured. Lowery did not release his name or age.

Lowery said a neighbor heard the shot and the commotion on the porch and came to assist Aleisha Jones. Her husband, meanwhile, called 911 and got help, Lowery said.

Lowery said evidence at the scene was consistent with what Allen and Aleisha Jones told deputies. He said the investigation will continue, but as of Sunday, no charges had been filed.